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The Mumbai police have announced formation of ‘Nirbhaya Squad’ for women safety in the city. The decision is taken after a woman was raped, brutalized with a rod and died later in suburban Sakinaka.
Under the ‘Nirbhaya Squad’, a women’s safety cell will be set up at every police station. The squad will include one woman officer of PSI or ASI rank, one female and one male.
The Mumbai Police said that the Additional Commissioner of Police of the Regional Division should convene a meeting of the squad in the first week of every month to review the safety of women.
The development came amid questions over security in the state. Besides being raped, the victim woman was assaulted with an iron rod in her private parts inside a stationary tempo in suburban Sakinaka and lost a lot of blood. She was also stabbed with a knife, according to the police.
Last year on December 14, the Maharashtra government tabled the Shakti Bill, pertaining to the prevention of incidents of violence and atrocities against women and children in the state.
Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Wasle on Monday said that the joint select committee of the legislature on the draft Shakti bill for prevention of atrocities against women would be tabled in the next assembly session.
